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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01
A Texas Napoleon OF Finance.

stalking about Napoleons of finance"
said well-known Texan, reminds me
of q sharper / once met on the Texas
frontier. This mans name was Ward.
He struck the State dead broke, and
after working in q sheep camp long
enough to make small stake he went
to Eagle Pass, port of entry on the
Rio Grande. Here he made up pack,
and for a time peddled cheap house
hold articles among the iackals scat
tered through that section of the coun-
try. Mexican coin was the only money
in circulation on the frontier then.
Small change was scarce; few pieces
smaller than the medic peso (half-dol-
lar) were to be had.
"This bothered Ward good deal,
and he finally hit upon q plan whereby
change would become more plenty. He
collected number of medic pesos and
proceeded to cut them in half. The
halves passed current as doce reals. or
two shillirgs. After awhile another
idea occurred to Ward. In cutting the
coins he cut good piece off OF each
side, and retained those pie es. Final
ly medic pesos became scarce and
Ward began cutting these pesos IDOL
lars), and, strange to say, he monopo-
lized that business then.
"Every once 10 awhile there is
feastus given at Piedras Negras, Mex
lean town just across the river from
Eagle Pase, and most Of the cut coin
was put in circulation there during the
bull-fights. Ward grew rich on the
pieces Of silver obtained from the coins
he cut. He built big store and went
into the merchandising business He
called his place ia Piedra Parada, it
being the only stone house in the place
ut the time.
sFinally the Mexican Government
got wind Of Wards scheme, and nego'
tiations were entered into with this
Government with view to Wards be-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE WIDE WORLD.
A Catalogue Of the Weeks I'm
portant Occurrences Con-
cisely Summarized
Intelligence by Electric Wire from
Every Quarter Of the Civil
lied World.
TRADE PROSPECTS.


What Dun q Co. Say Concerning tho
General Commercial Situation.
r @. DUN Co, OF New York, in their
weekly review Of trade, say;
I'm all directions business prospects are inn
proving, although tho situation nowhere 1usu-
fies such speculative wildness as has appeared
in some branches. Money still goes to the
West and even more to the South, and bankers
anticipate some pressure as the new year
approaches, but the Treasury has as
during tho past week, and so has
withdrawn from tho market only 100000
cash Exchange is running nearly 8 per cont.
above those OF the corresponding week last
year, and railroad earnings show an increase
exceeding 10 per cent, with shipments from
Chicago by rail 5000 tons larger than for the
same week last year, a volume OF traffic never
eQualed before at this season, though a reac-
ton from the greater activity OF september
causes in some branches complaint Of dullness.
The most important fact is, that investment of.
fers for foreign capital in this country still con-
tinue The latest ovidence. sale OF S6,00O,000
Northern Pacific bonds TO q foreign syndicate,
came at a time whom foreign sale OF stocks APP
peared to foroshadow a contrary movement
In seven months not less than S1i5, 900. 900
mV = have thus arrived from abroad, which
has gone far to support the development OF rail-
roads, mines, manufactures, and the specula-
ton in real estate. Nevertheless, the effect
OF partial loss OF crops begins to be felt.
From .host quarters come complaints thnt col
lections are slower, only fair, and though rapid
marketing Of products has brought relief at
some southern and southwestern points at
many others money is close and rates higher.
The country demand still continues. The
large railroad earnings are met in many
cases by unwonted increase of expenses.
The business failures during the last seven
days number for the United States, 1877; for
Canada, 20 total, DOT, as compared with 224
last week, and PIG for the corresponding week
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01
TIE EASTERN STATES.

PHILADELPHIA telegram says: "The two
lepers, mother and daughter, about whom
there has been so much comment during
the past two weeks came into the Office
the Board Of Health Of their own accord.
and we're sent out to the Municipal Hos
ptal for contagious diseases In the hos
pital ambulance. When the unfortunate wom-
an raised her veil her face presented a
dreadful appearance 1t looked as though il
Ind been scalded The skin was drawn and
contracted and scanned with wrinkles. The
hands and arms which she displayed were
covered with q shiny skin, which was also
cracked and scanned The little girl, who lie
only about IL years old, did not seem 10 be az
bad as the mother, although her face showed
plainly that she was suffering from some skin
disease. Both mother and daughter were
neatly dressed The latter seemed 10 fully
realize the position which she was in.
A NEW HAVEN dispatch says IL IL now
known that among the animals destroyed by
the burning of Barnum's show at Bridgeport
Ct, we're four elephants, five lions, seven
lcopards, six panthers, four kangaroos, six
horses, anda large number Of smaller beasts
Among the elephants burned were Alice
and Sampson, the sacred white ele-
phants One of the large elephants
escaped and was found drowned in the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01
THE SOUTHERN STATES.

A New ORLEANS telegram gives the follow
ing particulars of q sanguinary conflict be-
tween citizens an a body of negro strikers at
Thibodeaux, La:
About daylight the colored strikers in body
started toward the white pckets which had
been stationed here to protect property, and
opened f1re upon them. seriously wounding two
estimable young men. When the news was
brought to headquarters general alarm was
sounded and on all sides men and boys
fully armed fell into ranks and at q
double quick marched to the scene where
the deed had been perpetrated. This
party drew fire from an ambush
whereupon they returned the fire, and general
fusillade followed, which was kept up till the
negroes were dispersed. Ten rioters are known
to have been killed and several more wero
wounded. While the Now Orleans communists,
who are morally responsible for this sa criice Of
praise is heard for the conduct OF the gallant
pickets. Their prompt acts saved the town,
and undoubtedly also saved the lives Of hum
dreds of innocent women and children. 1t was
a moment fraught with great danger to the cit
liens, and had the pickets hesitated or failed to
do their duty It 10 certain that the list of killed
Governor has again ordered the militia to the
scene Of the troubles.
MEMPHIS special says: SThe sun is al
most obscured by the dense smoke which
shrouds and penetrates this city. The forest
fires Of the last week continue to rage with
undated fury. ALI the local packets are from
twenty-four to seveny-two honrs behind
time, owing to the dense smoke which pre-
walls and prevents them from running at
night"
The steamer Charles p. Chouteau was
burned at Sunfower Landing, 15) miles below
Memphis Her cargo, consisting of 4,2OO
bales of cotton, $500 sacks Of oil-cake, and
$50 empty barrels, was totally destroyed Two
colored men persisted in the flames.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01
THE FOREIGN BUDGET.

A ST PETERSBURG dispatch says: at is not
considered IN political circles here that the
interview between Prince Bismarck at-Berlin
will lead to modification Of the policy Of
either Russia or Germany II is believed,
however, that it may contribute to the main
tenance and strengthening of the friendship
between the two empires. provided both re-
spect mutual political independence, and both
are desirous 10 maintain peace"
AT the opening OF tn, German Reichstag
Minister Won Boetticher real the speech from
the-throne. 1t was pacific in tone The fol-
lowing is an extract:
Germany, in her foreign policy, has success
fully underworld TO strengthen the peace OF
Europe by tho cultivation OF friendly relations
with all Of the powers by treaties and alliances
aiming to avert the danger of war. and TO jointly
oppose any unjust attacks. Germany has no ag-
gressive tendencies; she has no wants to
be satisfied through victorious wars. An
unchristian disposition to surprise neighborng
peoples Is foreign TO the German nature and TO
the Constitution Of the empire. The military
organization of the country is not calculated TO
disturb the peace Of her neighbors by arbitrary
prises ana in defending her independence. She
Wishes 10 become 80 strong that she can face
with composure every danger.
A CABLE dispatch from Paris says: an
Grevy requested NJ Ribot to form a Cabinet
AMI charged him TO convey to the Chamber
his message OF resignation M Ribot con-
scented, but advised M. Grevy that as the
message was a political act tho tenor Of
which required the approval Of the Cabinet,
the President ought to confer with the retir-
ing Ministers. M. Grevy accordingly sum
moned M. Rouvier and his colleagues.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01

No War JusrnabIs Except War ON Ere
nsous Opinion.

No War JustinabIo Except War ON Erro-
neous Opinion.
Tho great Chieftain who lies buried at
Riverside no doubt felt the full fosco OF the
sLet Us have peace"
He had leaned that -Civl war leaves MOTH
Inc greatest military heroes have not been
those who shed blood for the love OF IT
Wellington said, @Take my word for IL II
you had seen but ono day OF war, you would
pray to Almighty God that You might never
see such a thing again"
The sentiment that war is srelicof barbar-
ISM and-as method of settling interna-
tl0nal dIfferenoes-shOuld DO shelyed with
other Obsolete relics Of darker ages, is
growing ono. The idea OF arbitration 10 more
betting modern civilization.
But II Is recognized that the sentiment Lot
us have peace" must be given broader mean-
ing II its full benefit Is TO DO real.z1d.
We 500 the catholicity which the trend OF
modern thought develops in the efforts Tor
tho union OF the churches, the striking down
of the barriers which have been hindrance
TO the advancement OF the true faith
1t is noticeable. too, in the leniency, growing
yearly more marked, shown by the medical
schools toward each other Time was when
practitioner OF one school willingly, II not
gladly, noted tho death OF q patent OF
physic an Of another school 1ne ~brother-
hood of man" ideas of the present day took
no EoOt Al tho Ahouic1A pIOionpiOh Va qu"i-
ter OF q century ago.
Now, physicians of the highest stand ng ad-
init, and dare publish to tho world, their be-
lief in the efficacy of that, professional bette
aOir, the proprietary medicine
The late DIR. j. q. Holland, an educated
physician, some years ago wrote in Scri6neTs
Magazine, OF which he was editor: at is
fact that many Of the best proprietary med
icines of the day are more successful than
many physicians, and most of them were
first discovered and used in actual medical
practice"
Millions of people all over the globe confirm
The celebrated DIR. r. A. Gum, of the Mod
ical College of New York, in his published
book. recommends the use Of Warmers safe
cure in cases of bright's disease and other
kidney disorders and says he knows the rem
ely is used by leading physicians. 1t not only
cures kidney disease, but the many other
common named diseases which would not pre-
vail were the kidneys sound.
That great public teacher, DR. Dio Lewis,
had the courage to write to the proprietors OF
Warmers safe cure, after full investigation
of it's merits. sIf 1 found myself the victim
of q serious kidney trouble. should use
your preparations" The serious nature of
kidney disorders is that they are the real
cause of nearly all the diseases from which
we suffer- II, therefore, the kidneys are kept
in health, we shall escape all such diseases.
The world is growing more tolerant as
intelligence increases; Grant but voiced tho
growing sentiment when he prayed @Let us
have peace" aud Tennyson builded better
than he knew when he wrote:
ring out old shapes OF foul disease;
Ring out the narrowing lust OF gold:
Ring out the thousand years OF old,
Ring in tho Thousand years OF peace"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

WASHINGTON special to Chicago Inter
Ocean: %The friends of Randall have been
advised that il their leader is not willing to
accept the admins tration tariff bill he will be
drummed out of camp. Tho farce of read
ing Randall out OF the party /, a
pretty old one here, and no is likely to live
to fight many day as an honored leader
in his party. That he will not accept the
administration bill there is not the slightest
doubt He will consent to large reduction
of revenue, but no will never allow two-thirds
of the reduction TO come from sources now
protected by the tariff. In the last Congress
Randall had less than score OF adherents on
the Democratic side of the House; now he is
credited with thirty"
Ex-SPEAKER CARLISLE feels so sure Of re-
election that he is said 10 be already at work
making up the committees for the Fiftieth
Congress, says q Washington special to The
Chicago Tribune:
He finds that 100 members OF the last House
lowing Chairmen William r. Morrison Of IL
linois, Ways and Means John Randolph Tucker
Of Virginia, Judiciary; James II. Miller Of
gan Of Texas, Commerce; Albert s. willis Of
Kentucky, Rivers and Harbors; Edward s.
Bragg of Wisconsin, Military Affairs; Thomas
II. Cobb OF Indiana, Public Lands; Olin
Wellborn Of Texas, Indian Affairs; Will
lam ID. Hill Of Ohio. Territories; James
w. Throckmorton Of Texas, Pacific Rail-
roads; ID. Wyatt Aiken Of South Caro-
lima. Education; Charles l.. Mitchell of Con-
nectiout, Patents. Ten out of the fifteen mem
bers Of the Committee ON Elections were not
reelected, i've out OF thirteen members OF the
Committee ON Ways and Means were not re-
elected, and three out of the fifteen members
OF the Committee on Appropriations were not
reelected. The ohairmanship Of the Ways
and Means Committee will the most impor-
tant Sunset Cox wants the place, but IL seems
70 be settled he cannot get u, and will have 10
content himself with a special committee on
the next census. Roger q. Mills, of Texas. has
fled mortgage for the Chairmanship
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01
The Starving Poor of Ireland.

William Hennessy was the only Irish
peasant whom / had met that had no
humor in him-or at any rate did not
show any. He was horribly in earnest
from beginning to end. "Look where
he sleeps" he almost screamed; "a
place more fit for q brute haste than
for q man; there it is, and he and two
gossoons (their mother is dead) share
it between them" Blossoms" means
boys, and, striding up to the dark COR
ner where the bed lay, he pulled it
roughly about, dragging out the coarse
sacks which served as blanket and COW
erlet, then tossing up the moldy, stale,
broken straw. 1t did not appear to
occur to him that in tossing about the
things in that manner he was making
work for James Walsh when James
Walsh returned home at night from
the gombeen mans to his cold-as-death
praties. He was, as have said, hor-
ribly in earnest; he was too complete
ly possessed by the idea of the human
misery he was depicting in a wild,
stormy way. "You see that big stone"
ne said, ia-a quietor tome, whom wo went
outside. The stone was an enor-
nous boulder, weighing don't know
how many tons, and he told me q story
about it. Under that boulder, he said,
noise of hammering had been heard
many time at midnight during
period of forty years. The wise folk
about the place said that treasure must
be concealed beneath the stone, and
that some ancient ghost was notifying
the fact to living men; so five of the
Corrigeen tenants-William Hennessy
among them-resolved to remove the
boulder. This they did in the dead of
night with the help of lever. Hen
messy was deputed by his four associ-
ates to search the hole. He did so, and
found a rJsty kettle. All this was very
superstitious of Hennessy and his
friends, but men better educated be-
lieve in things as absurd as ghosts and
hidden treasures; besides, Hennessy
and his friends, in spite of their super
stition, are perhaps pretty good judges
of the Irish land question.
Poor James Walsh's plat of potatoes
looked very ragged and scraggy. "The
accursed deerP exclaimed Hennessy
again; @the accursed deerT And he
described how they come up at night
and in the morning from the beautiful
glen opposite and enter the field and
garden plats, and how the peasants sit
up at night to watch for them, and how
very often il seems as If the deer were
not coming; the watchers retire to rest,
only to find that the deer have COM
mitted more rayages in an hour than
the sleepers can replace by the wages
of q weeks toll. All the tenants tell
the same story. SIS no allowance made
to you in your rent for all that dam
age?" ask. NO." is the universal
reply.-LondOn DdiLy NeWs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01

Sound, near the lighthouse whore u mad
gone In its fright Aside from this. the only
animal that escaped beyond the grounds was
large lion. which wandered into Christopher
Richards barnyard. where II sttacked'a COW
and calf, making an early breakfast OF the
latter MIRA Richards undertook TO drive the
beast away, not knowing or realizing the ma
ture of the beast until warned by q neighbor,
when she made hasty retreat
Two COAL miners. named Gilmore and Dem
nison. fought des perate prize-hght over q
girl, near Wilkesbarre. Pa The fight lasted
hour and 10 minutes, and A rounds were
passed When the forty-fifth round was
called Constable McHenry broke into the ring
and declared the mon under arrest Both men
were terribly punished While the fight was
in progress dog owned by Dennison, which
viewed the battle from between the legs Of
the bystanders, broke through the ropes, and.
on seeing his master knocked TO the ground,
bit Gilmore in the face The dog refused TO
loosen his hold, and his jaws had to be pried
open by an iron bar. Gilmore was horribly
punished, and may not recover.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01

Many persons are troubled with a chronic
tendency to constipation. They are of bilious
temperament The complaint to which they
are subject, though easily remediable by judi
cious treatment. is, in many cases, aggravated
by a resort to drastic purgatives and chola-
gogues. As the human stomach and bowels
are lined with q delicate membrane, and not
with vulcan to, they cannot stand prolonged
drenching with such medicines without serious
injury. Nothing restores and counteracts an
habitual tendency to constipation SO effectualy
as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It's laxative
effect is gentle and progressive. II Mother
convulses nor weakens the intestnes, and it,
effects are unaccompanied by gripping pains. It
arouses the liver when the organ is sluggish
promotes digestion and encourages appetite
and sleep. For fever and ague kidney troubles
nervous complaints, and incipient rheumatism,
meals and see how soon you will relish them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01
Bartholdi,s Great work.

world, which stands on Bedoe's Island, in the
harbor OF New York, is one OF the most sub
lime artistic conceptions OF modern times
The torch Of the goddess lights tho nations of
the earth to peace, prosperity and progress,
wnrd n tSe Da oor o an empty
shaved by physical ailments hundredfold
more tyrannical than any Nero. To such suf-
ferers DR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription holds
forth the promise OF a speedy cure 1t is q
specific in all those Heterogeneous, Irregular
den TO so many women. The only med cno
sold by druggists, under post We guarantee
from the manufacturers, that IL will give sat-
isfact'on in every case, or money will be re-
funded. Soc guarantee printed on wrapper
inclosing bottle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01

There was q poetry in the dress oil
the people who had the handling OF
the big Indian ships which you will
not get out of the brass buttons and
two-penny cuff rings of the contempt
rary skipper and mate. Nowadays il
is almost impossible to tell the differ
ence between the rigs of the mercan-
tile captain, the dockmaster, the GUS
toms man, and the harbor master. But
what do you say to blue coat, black
velvet lapels, cuffs and collars, with a
bright gold embroidery, waistcoat and
breechas of deep buff, the buttons of
yellow gilt, cooked hats. side arms, and
so forth2 What dress has done for
romance ashore we know. Pull off the
feathered hats and high boots, the
magnificent doublets aud diamond
buckles of many of those gentlemen
OF olden times, who show very stately
in history, and button them up in tho
plain frock coat OF to-day, and who
knows but you might be diverted
with procession of very insignificant
objects?
In the poetical days of the sea pro-
fession the ships very honestly de-
served the dignity they got from the
gilded and velvety figures that sparkled
on their quarter decks. Over DO
nobler fabrics of wood d d the red en-
lsign ever fly. They we're manned like
a line of battle ship. Observe this
resolution arrived at by the Court of
Directors, held the 18th of October,
1791: shat ship of 900 tons do
carry ITO men; 1000 tons, 100; LOO
tons, 1875; 1920 tons, 100 men," Were
not these fine times for Jack? How
many of crew goes to the manning of
l ,200-ton ship nowadays? And it is
proper to note that of these 100 men
there were only ten servants--a cap
tain's steward, ships steward, and men
to attend to the mate, surgeon, boat
swain, gunner, and carpenter. Con-
trast these with the number of walters
who swell the ships company of our
5,000-ton mail-boats. Those vessels
went armed, too, as befitted the
majesty of the bunting under which
old Dance had gloriously licked Johnny
Crapaud. The larger among them
carried 'thirty-eight eighteen-poun-
ders; they were all furnished
with boarding MEETINGS half-mast high
and close round the quarters. The
chaps in the tops were armed with
swivels, musquetoons, and pole axes.
In those romantic times the merchant.
man saw to himself. There were no
ANIMATED plates formed of iron one
remove from the oak betwixt him and
the bottom of the ocean; he sailed in
hearts of oak, and the naval page OF
his day resounds with his thunder.
The spirit of that romantic period PEN
etrated the ladies who were passen-
gers.-ETchanQe
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01

labor. "a. 7i2; sharp Pro). 90 700; scatter
ing. IA; Foraker's plurality. %. asa The
statement shows q slight increase In the pro-
hibitIon vote over 1856. when Leonard had
28c8l votes
The report Of the county csnvassers on..the
vote In New York city and county for sscre-
larry OF State Is az follows: Total vote cast
2l4. 827. of which Frederick Cook Dem.) re-
ceived Ill, 1856; Frederick d. Grant Rep.)
IS, 903; Henry George United Labor. S7,477;
Edward Hall (Pro). $3.50; Dewitt @ Hunt
ington QSocialist), 1913; scattering, 90
The official reports OF all the counties Of
the votes cast at the recent election in Penn
sylvania have been canvassed. The totals for
State Treasurer are: Hart (Rep), 3Sb5l4;
McGrath (Dem.). $40, 300; Irish tPro), SAL;
Kennedy Labor, 6.693; Harris plurality, AS
PAS; total vote cast, 1853. 151.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-01

PERHAPS the statement may be of
interest that the little screech-owl is
getting much more common in the vi
entity of cities in which the English
sparrow has become numerous, and
that the imported birds will find in this
owl as bold an enemy as the sparrow
hawk is to them in Europe, and even
more dangerous, since its attacks are
made toward dusk, ct time when the
sparrow has retired for the night, and
is not so wide awake for ways and means
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